The Super Earths
01- Gliese 581
02- Goldilocks
03- 51 Pegasi
04- Doppler Effect
05- Rhythmic Shift
06- Eccentric Giants
07- Transitters
08- Mu Arae
09- Intermediate World
10- Worlds Observed
11- Extra Solar Earths
12- Migrant Worlds
13- Accretion
14- Core Accretion
15- Disk Erosion
16- Planetary Embryos
17- The Protected Zone
18- Ecosphere
19- Ecosphere II
20- Beta Pictoris
21- Vanquishing Starlight
22- Red Edge / Earth Shine
23- Distant Continents
24- The Age of Stars
   

12 - Migrant Worlds

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In relation to all of the above it should be noted again that it is believed that Jupiter and Saturn remain near their birthplace in the far reaches of our solar system. But it is widely interpreted that the new found giant gas worlds with such close orbits have migrated inwards towards their suns.

They’re common enough that it looks like they are a normal part of planetary formation. But they’re not so common that other solar systems like our own, where Earths co-exist with gas giants that move in wide, circular orbits like Jupiter’s, won't be found.

 
  Alan Lambert © 2008